Vehicle-curtain.



T. c. MERZ.- VEHICLE CURTAIN. v APPLICATION FILED JULY 16, 1912.

1,044,900; Patented ov. 19,- 1912-:

" INVENTORY UNITED 'sTnTE-s PATENT on THEODORE o. mnaz, or

ion.

DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR or oNE-HALr o SOLOMON E. -HEINEMAN, orDETROIT, MICHIGAN.

VEHICLE-CURTAIN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

- Patented Nov. 19, 1 912.

Application filed July 15, 1912. Serial No. 709,322.

To all whom it may concern- Be itknownthat I, -THEODORE C. Mnizz. acitizen of the United States, residing at Detroit, county of Wayne,State of Michigain. have invented a certain new and useful Improvementin Vehicle-Curtains, and de-, clare the following tobe a full, clear,and exact description of the same. such as will enable others skilled inthe art to which it :when'not desired'for use..

on their inside into which the window panes In the 'drawings:Figure I,is a front elevation of a portion of the curtain and the window frame.Fig. 2, is a section on the line 2-2-of Fig. 1. Fig. 3', is a section onthe same,line,-but showing the frame members folded together. Fig. A, isan end View and shows a windowof two frames folded up and the curtainrolled about it .to be stowedaway. Fig. 5, is a rear. view of a portionof the windowframe, showing the joint. Fig. 6, is a section on-line,6-'.6 of Fig. 1, showing how the panes may slip out of the lower frame.Fig. 7, is anend view of a window of'four frames folded up and thecurtain rolled about'it;

1, is the upper frame bar; 2 the lower frame bar; 3 the side frame barsof the lower frame and 4 the side frame bars of the upper frame. All ofthese frame bars comprise two pieces ofthin metal that are rivetedtogether by the rivets 5 so that they pinch the curtain cloth A andafford 'a space may be placed and secured by putty or otherwise. Thecurtainloth is'made full enough at the sides of the frames sothat theextra cloth necessary for the additional total length of the frame barsin' 'opening out is afforded. The strips 3 and 4: at therear- (the rearbeing considered as the. side toward which the sashes fold together) andthat form the side frame bars have their ends half out awayanid theremaining half portions bent up over the cross rod, or hinging rod 6.The half portion 4 adjoins .to the side strip 4 and the half portion 3'ad- 'joins to thesid'e strip 3*. The strips on the opposite side of thewindow indicated as 3 and 4 in Fig, 1, are arranged so that the upperstrip has a portion 4" that overlaps the lower strip The sameconstruction is used for the'nietal frame bar 7, both rear and front.

The half portions of the frame bars form the knuckles of the hinge and,the rod 6 forms the knuckle pin. A horizontal frame bar 8 is attached.to the .two upper side bars 4 and the upper metal frame bar F. \Vhen thewindow is in extended position as shown in Fig; 1, this forms a completewater shed and makes the window weather tight. When thewindow 'is foldedin position shown in the end view of Fig. 6, the tops of the windowpanes of'the lower frame are unconfined and the windows may be readilyslid inor out of the frame after the securing putty or other fasteningmeans is removed, if such is u'sed.

r "Fig. 4, shows how the lower portion of'the curtain is rolled up andpushed in between the folding upper and lower frame and then the wholeis rolled up with the folded window inside. This form of constructionaffords a window for the rear curtains of automobiles or other vehicleswhich may be constructed of glass which" is considerably more suitablefor this purpose, because of its greater transparency. The construction,as above given, aifordslsuch a folding window which is both an effectiveeircluder of the weather and an economical structure.

Fig. 7, shows how the frames fold together and how the curtain is rolledup within and about them when more than two frames are used These frameshave, of course, to be made of diflerent widths so as to taketheirproper position -;"about each other infthe folding up process, ,butthis is a merematter of calculation and need not be detailed? In thisfigure the window is shown collapsed into a prismatic figure trian larin cross section, but it is obvious that lts collapsing positions may bethose of other prismatic figures.

What I claim is 1 v 1.--A curtain, having in combination a cloth portionand acollapsible window com prising a plurality of foldmg frames thatare hinged together, the. said hinges and frames being arranged so thatwhen the frames are opened out into a common plane,

the upper frame overlaps the next lower frame to provide a Water shedand to exclude the Weather, substantially as de- 5 scribed.

2. A curtain, having in combination, a cloth portion, and a collapsiblewindow comprising a plurality of folding frames,

' the frames being of varying sizes to fold into a prismatic figure incollapsing and be [rolled up with the cloth to which they are lsecured,substantially as described. f 3. A curtain, having in combination acloth portion, a pair of window framessecured thereto and comprisingframe bars, the side bars of whiclropen out so that the upper side barsoverlap the lower frame bar and the central horizontal frame bar of theupper frame overlaps the top of the lower frame to provide a water shed,the

said frame being foldable with respect to each other so as to roll upwith the curtain cloth, substantially as described.

4. A curtain, having in combination, a cloth portion, a pair of foldingwindow frames, comprising frame bars constructed of strips that hold thepanes of glass and the cloth portions, the strips on the side that theframes fold being halved and bent into the form of knuckles and a rodpassed through the knuckles and formlng the knuckle pin of the hingeformed thereby, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof, I sign this spec1hcation in the presence oftwowitnesses.

THEODORE G. MEI-ll.

Witnesses:

STUART C. Barnes, ,VIRGINIA C. Srnmru.

